Wezen-Ball

The Expos Invite You to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra

This is 1978, so Youppi was not yet the mascot of the Expos. Instead, it was Souki, who Wikipedia describes as "a variation of the popular mascot of the New York Mets...with one difference." Souki had "odd antennas sticking out the sides of his head" (though I can't quite see them in these pictures).

Antennae or not, seeing Souki conduct the "Expos musical theme" would have been fantastic. As would have seeing Gary Carter, Steve Rogers, Warren Cromartie, and others play the trumpet and drums with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. And don't forget the wine and cheese tasting!

Just as much fun was turning to the next page in google's archives of the Montreal Gazette and reading the sports page. Wayne Twitchell, nosed out of Montreal's quite formidable starting rotation (Rogers, Fryman, Grimsley and briefly-acelike Schatzeder), being scouted by other teams for a trade. And Rusty Staub leading the AL in RBI for the Tigers. Ah, memories...